Season: RPG – Serious Games Pt.1
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Host Kathryn Hymes (@katehymes, thornygames.com) is joined by renowned designers Jason Morningstar (bullypulpitgames.com) and Randy Lubin (@randylubin, randylubin.com) to explore the world of “serious games”—games designed for education, training, and social impact. They share unique game experiences, discuss the challenges of designing beyond entertainment, and debate the usefulness of the “serious games” label.
Episode Outline
0:00 Beginning of Show
0:50 End of Intro
11:00 Touching on some of the recent unique experiences shared by Randy, Jason, and Kathryn in the context of gaming
22:00 Discussing “serious games” that each speaker has had a role in creating
27:00 Debating the use of the terminology “serious game”
36:00 The differences of designing “serious games” vs games directly focused on entertainment
45:00 The process of taking previous knowledge and skill to make better “serious games”
46:50 Outro
47:38 End of Show
In this Episode
Randy Lubin - @randylubin, randylubin.com
Jason Morningstar - bullypulpitgames.com
